Reynolds earns bachelor’s degree at 57 from Iowa State
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds completed a long journey to a four year degree, receiving her bachelor's from Iowa State University at age 57. She notes on the job learning shaped her public service, contrasting with a Legislature where one in five senators lack a college degree. Reynolds emphasizes experience matters.
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Lyn Keren
Iowa State Daily
Kim Reynolds
Iowa State University
Hilton Coliseum
Ames
Reynolds
Des Moines
Iowa
Clarke County
Steep climb to reach Iowa education goals
Gov. Branstad calls for 70 percent of Iowa workers to complete postsecondary training by 2025. Experts say reaching the target will be tough though studies project 68 percent of jobs will require higher education by 2025. Lt. Gov. Reynolds highlighted the education gap as an example of the challenge.
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Terry Branstad
Elizabeth Keest Sedrel
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
Branstad
Kim Reynolds
Russian military plane crashes en route to Syria
A Russian military passenger jet carrying red army choir performers crashes into the Black Sea after refueling in Sochi. All 92 aboard are killed. Investigators probe causes. no survivors reported. President Putin declares national day of mourning while a criminal inquiry is opened.
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Black Sea
Syria
Russia
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Special Investigative Committee
Maxim Sokolov
Sochi
Igor Konashenkov
Konashenkov
Vladimir Putin
St. Petersburg
Fewer Charter Flights For Iowa Hawkeyes Outback Bowl Trip
Iowa Hawkeyes will depart The Eastern Iowa Airport on two charter flights for the Outback Bowl in Tampa, far fewer than last year’s 14 for the Rose Bowl. Winebrunner Travel notes sales were down after the bowl announcement and a Rose Bowl hangover. The Boeing 787s carry about 160 passengers, and travel packages are not as hot as a year ago.
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University of Iowa Hawkeyes
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Tampa
Fla
Pasadena
Calif
Terry Tegen
Winebrenner Red Carpet
Iowa City
Tegen
Hawkeyes
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